Top Films of 2017 22-18 Reviewed
22. Three Colours: Blue -- It was hard to choose a favorite from the Three Colours Trilogy because each of these films was masterfully shot, the writing and acting was phenomenal, and Krystof Kieślowski's directing was breath taking. The first entry in the trilogy, Blue is also the saddest, depicting a young woman's struggle to live in isolation after the death of her husband and child. Juliette Binoche brings Julie to life and adeptly depicts her struggles. The trilogy's themes are those of the French Revolutionary Ideals. The film's subject is liberty, and it shows the difficulty of achieving freedom and autonomy, yet it also shows how connections with others can be freeing. 21. On the Bowery -- One of the more thematically interesting films that I watched last year. On the Bowery is a biopic of the early days of New York City's Bowery. The director, Lionel Rogosin, hired actual Bowery inhabitants and shot it in that section of the city. It tells a st...